adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of coming up.
2. 2
   The activity of to upcome.
3. 3
   Comeuppance; deserts.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of upcome form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. not-comparable

   "We are ready for whatever is upcoming."

2. 2
   Eggcorn of up-and-coming. not-comparable

   "The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley."

Adjective

1. 1
   of the relatively near future wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

approachingcomingforthcomingimminentimpendingnearing

Example

More examples

"The group was planning a bull session to talk about the upcoming party."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up + coming.

Etymology 2

From upcome + -ing.

Related phrases

come up

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